点评:We’d been to evening functions here in the past but hadn’t done a vineyard ‘tour’ until this weekend. Unfortunately as a vineyard, it really isn’t great, and we all left disappointed.
Firstly the wines - it's a tiny vineyard so obviously the range is small, and there's no winery on site. These are average English wines, but some are seriously overpriced. £45 for a bottle of Brut in the shop, or £50 for a sparkling rose in the bar area. Average plonk sold at Taittinger or Nyetimber prices. Needless to say, we didn't see anybody filling their car boots with the stuff as they were leaving.
We did a tasting and tour (£40 per person). The tasting was 3 sips of wine and some cheese & crackers, but the tour was the biggest let down. It was simply 2 stops, in a very large group, while leading you back to the shop. Compared to tours at Chapel Down or Ashling Park, you learn very little about wine making or the history of the vineyard, and the guide even made some mistakes during his talks.
Shoreham is an easy train ride from London and the place was packed with day trippers and Instagrammers. Most looked like they didn't know or cared what they were drinking, and we saw one girl being picked up off the floor by her friends. The Mount is a restaurant and function suite set within a vineyard, more than a serious wine business. Good for private parties, but if you're going as a wine lover then you'll be disappointed.
翻译:我们以前来过这里的晚间活动,但直到这个周末才体验过一次葡萄园“之旅”。可惜的是,作为一家葡萄园,它真的不算太好,我们都失望而归。
首先是葡萄酒——这是一家很小的葡萄园,所以品种选择当然不多,而且园内也没有酒庄。这些都是普通的英国葡萄酒,但有些价格贵得离谱。商店里的一瓶干型干型葡萄酒要45英镑,酒吧区的一瓶桃红起泡酒要50英镑。普通的劣质酒价格与泰亭哲或奈廷伯的价格差不多。不用说,我们离开时也没看到有人把这些酒往后备箱里塞。
我们参加了品酒和参观(每人40英镑)。品酒环节包括三口葡萄酒和一些奶酪和饼干,但参观是最令人失望的。我们只在两个地方停留,而且人很多,还要带我们回商店。与Chapel Down或Ashling Park的游览相比,你几乎无法了解酿酒或葡萄园的历史,导游甚至在讲解中犯了一些错误。
从伦敦坐火车很容易就能到Shoreham,这里挤满了一日游游客和Instagram用户。大多数人看起来都不知道或不在乎自己喝的是什么,我们还看到一个女孩被她的朋友从地上抱了起来。The Mount是一家位于葡萄园内的餐厅和多功能套房,与其说是一家正规的葡萄酒公司,不如说是一家真正的葡萄酒公司。这里很适合私人聚会,但如果你是一位葡萄酒爱好者,你可能会失望。